No Tully, but plenty of Chaz

There was a report (from Aaron Wilson of Fox sports/Scout.com) that the Raiders worked out veteran linebacker Tully Banta-Cain today and that he passed a physical. Banta-Cain was not on the field for Thursday night’s practice, and we’ll ask Hue Jackon about him later.

Banta-Cain, 31, started six games for the Patriots last season, and he had five sacks. He spent the first four years of his career with the Patriots, then 2007 and 2008 with the 49ers and returned to New England in 2009, when he had 10 sacks.

Banta-Cain had surgery for an abdominal strain in July.

Tight end Kevin Boss, receiver Louis Murphy and safety Mike Mitchell didn’t practice Thursday night. (And maybe we’ll stay up late for the Raiders’ first injury report to the league (after practice) and finally see what Mitchell’s injury is.)

As for Chaz Schilens, the receiver looked sharp making cuts and catching passes. He’s been back from his knee injury all week now and plans to play Monday night in Denver.

He can’t wait until Louis Murphy is back and all the receivers are healthy and running wild.

“Yeah, I’m excited,” Schilens said. “I’m excited when we can all get out there, especially when Louis comes back and everything. We’ll be good. It will be hard (for defenses), a pick your poison kind of thing.”

Schilens, who has teased with his route-running and hands before, has not been tentative in his rehab work after getting hit on a reverse in the preseason opener against Arizona.

“Actually, probably the opposite,” Schilens said. “I try to come back even harder, so maybe that’s why I’ve gotten myself in some of the problems. But, nah, I try not to think about it at all, really.”